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  • Oceana Slams EU Offshore Drilling Directive

    28 May 2013

    Oceana, the largest international ocean conservation and advocacy 0rganization, has expressed its disappointment with the European Parliament after it last week formally adopted by a large majority a new Directive on Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities – a legislation initiated by the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. “Three years […]

  • Drewry: Transpacific Is the Most Unpredictable Trade at Present

    12 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Drewry: The Transpacific trade – sometimes stop, sometimes go – is currently the most unpredictable container trade.

  • Uniper starts construction of Germany’s first LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven

    5 July 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    German energy major Uniper officially started the construction work for Germany’s first LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven on 4 July 2022.

  • Watchkeeper: Big Ships – Big Salvage Problems

    28 March 2013

    Salvors, said the President of the International Salvage Union Andreas Tsavliris, “are innovators and problems solvers and don’t walk away from a challenge”. But the difficulties which may be encountered with giant ships, he warned, “may be beyond problem solving”. At the annual ISU Associate Members’ Day in London last week, it was reported that […]

  • COP28: 39 countries endorse declaration for mutual recognition of hydrogen standards

    5 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    A global initiative for the mutual recognition of certification systems for hydrogen and derivatives has been presented at COP28 in Dubai. During a “High Level Roundtable on Hydrogen” event on December 5, the flagship Hydrogen Declaration of Intent to pursue mutual recognition of hydrogen certification schemes, both at political and technical levels, was announced and […]

  • Reef Facts Campaign Launched (Australia)

    3 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A new Reef Facts campaign has been launched to cut through the misinformation about the Great Barrier Reef. Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, Andrew Powell, said the false and extreme claims had the potential to damage the state’s reputation, if they were not addressed. “This Government is doing more to protect the Great Barrier […]

  • Developer cancels offshore wind project over turbine size

    9 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    A Denmark-based developer has decided to cancel an offshore wind project after not managing to find a turbine model that would fit the project’s original design parameters.

  • Danish shipping companies ready to tap into CO2 transport opportunities

    1 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Danish Shipping, a focal point for Denmark’s shipping community, has welcomed the government’s move to support the ambitious countrywide CO2 storage initiative which is expected to create immense possibilities for domestic transport companies.

  • WoodMac: LNG construction industry facing fall

    10 November 2015

    The LNG construction industry’s order books of new LNG projects will push it to peak capacity in 2015, according to Wood Mackenzie.

  • Germany: Windreich AG Increases Number of Employees

    12 March 2012

    Windreich AG still remains on its course for growth-which is also reflected by the company’s staff development. The workforce of the company has increased twofold in the last twelve months. By late February 2012, Windreich AG employed 106 people in comparison to last year in which the workforce consisted of 53 employees. Hence their number […]

  • Increasing Coastal Resilience to Storms and Flooding

    23 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Coastal storms, sea level rises and flooding present a very real physical and economic threat that must be addressed in the EU. With this in mind, the FP7-funded RISC-KIT project has made accurately forecasting and predicting coastal storms – and optimizing measures to prevent disasters from occurring – its key objectives. Now, in order to […]

  • EU Parliament Considers Amendment on Ship Recycling Regulation

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Several Members of the European Parliament are considering to table a compromise amendment on the draft ship recycling Regulation in order to establish a funding mechanism that would ensure the conscious recycling of ships. The fund would be financed through a tonnage-based levy, which port authorities should charge on all ships calling at EU ports, […]

  • Dutch Businesses Unite Behind Climate Legislation Demand

    25 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Thirty-nine Dutch business community leaders, including initiators Siemens, Van Oord, Eneco, Shell, and Rotterdam Port Authority, have joined forces in a Transition Coalition to request the Dutch government to draw up climate legislation to implement the agreements reached at the Paris summit. The Transition Coalition is calling on the government to draw up climate legislation […]

  • Research and Markets Publish ‘The Wind Power Industry in India’ Report

    24 June 2011

    India has a great untapped potential for wind energy. According to official estimates, the country’s total wind energy resource amounts to 48 GW of installed capacity, but some experts think that this figure is on the conservative side, and that technological improvements could significantly increase this potential. In India, the wind power generation has gained […]

  • UK Reaches 6GW of Installed Wind Power Capacity

    19 January 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the renewable energy industries, has announced that the country’s wind sector has reached a landmark 6 gigawatts of installed capacity – enough to supply electricity to 3,354,893 homes. The 6GW threshold was reached by the Ormonde offshore wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria, which now has 120 megawatts (MW) […]

  • Prysmian Secures Funds for European R&D Programmes

    19 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian Group announce the finalisation of a €100 million loan to fund the European research and development (R&D) programmes of the group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, over the period 2013-2016. The loan represents about 50% of the planned investment expenditure in Europe […]

  • Belgium: New Policy Can Put EU on Track for 100 Pct Renewable Energy

    14 February 2013
    Research & Development

    Yesterday, WWF launched a new report – Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy – which shows where Europe needs to be by 2030 in order to reach a fully renewable energy system by 2050. It is comes just as the European Commission is beginning to consider post-2020 climate and energy plans. By […]

  • Dutch business community urges acceleration of energy transition

    25 October 2016
    Research & Development

    The Dutch business community has embraced the Paris climate objectives for 2050 and is calling on the government to prioritize the acceleration of the energy transition.

  • China About to Take the Lead in Wind Race With USA

    18 October 2010
    Research & Development

    Many developments in China can only be described in superlatives, and wind power is no exception. When I first visited Beijing to attend the ministerial Beijing Renewable Energy Conference (BIREC) in 2005, the city looked very different, and so did the wind energy industry. Back then, China only had around 1,000 MW of installed wind […]

  • WWF: Investments in Renewables Must Be Scaled Up Rapidly

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    WWF backs a call in a major UN scientific report that the world should more than triple investments in sustainable, safe low-carbon energy sources as the main measure to mitigate climate change. The report, agreed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that the world should triple or quadruple investments in clean energy […]

  • SGS to Present its Renewable Energy Services at the North American Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition 2010

    3 September 2010
    Human Capital, Research & Development

    From October 5-7, 2010 SGS will be one of the exhibitors at the North American Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition 2010. At stand no. 313, SGS experts will be demonstrating the wide range of services available for the wind energy industry, including Commissioning and In-Service Inspection, Technical Due Diligence and Risk Management. SGS, the world’s […]

  • UK Subsea Sector Needs Government Support, Industry Body Says

    13 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea UK, is leading a delegation of subsea companies across the country’s supply chain to Westminster on June 15th to outline what is required of Government to help the industry in the lower, for longer oil price environment. Subsea UK believes that out of 120,000 job losses in the oil & gas industry by the […]

  • Havyard Expands Management Team with New Appointments (Norway)

    8 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      1st of September Per-Jan Brekke joined Havyard Group as Public Relations Manager, and the same day Gisle Vinjevoll Thrane started as Sales Manager for Havyard Global Solutions. Per-Jan Brekke is 48 years old and comes from the position as sports editor at the newspaper Drammen Tidende. Per-Jan is originally from Fosnavåg and is trained […]

  • OW Industry to Ministers: North Seas Offshore Grid Is a Building Block for Europe’s Energy Union

    8 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    Companies in the offshore wind industry have written a letter to the 10 energy ministers of the North Sea region ahead of the informal energy council next week in Luxembourg. The letter, sent last night, calls for enhanced regional cooperation. North Seas Offshore Grid and Europe’s Energy Union Dear Energy Minister, The Informal Energy Council […]

  • USA: Apache Reports Record Earnings and Production for 2010

    17 February 2011

      Apache Corporation today reported that production set a new annual record, averaging nearly 658,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, 2010, up 13 percent from the prior year. Liquids production increased 18 percent, and this, combined with higher oil prices, drove Apache to record earnings of $3.0 […]